🛡️ Security
Security best practices for secure coding, authentication, authorization, and data protection. Use when developing features that handle sensitive data, user authentication, or require security review.
npx playbooks add skill openhands/skills --skill security
About Security
The Security tool provides guidance on security best practices for secure coding, authentication, authorization, and data protection, enabling developers to handle sensitive data and user authentication effectively. It connects to the development process when creating features that require security review or involve sensitive information. Developers would reach for this tool when building features that handle sensitive data, user authentication, or require a security review to ensure their code is secure.
Its 25-word system prompt specializes your agent in security with structured methodology and proven output formats. Install with one command to activate immediately.
Use Cases
- Auditing code for OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities
- Implementing authentication and authorization patterns
- Reviewing API security, rate limiting, and input validation
- Hardening infrastructure and dependency security
Example Prompts
System Prompt (25 words)
Security best practices for secure coding, authentication, authorization, and data protection. Use when developing features that handle sensitive data, user authentication, or require security review.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Security?
Security is a free security skill for AI coding agents. Security best practices for secure coding, authentication, authorization, and data protection. Use when developing features that handle sensitive data, user authentication, or require security review.. It provides a specialized system prompt that configures your agent with security expertise.
How do I use Security with Claude Code?
Run npx playbooks add skill openhands/skills --skill security in your terminal to install Security into your Claude Code session. It works immediately after installation.
Which AI coding agents work with Security?
Security is compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, OpenClaw, Cline, and any AI agent that supports custom system prompts or .cursorrules files.
Is Security free to use?
Yes, Security is completely free and open source. The full source is available on GitHub at https://github.com/openhands/skills/tree/main/skills/security. You only need a subscription to the AI agent you use it with.
